Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)
Staff Cyber Systems Engineer (TS) - Space Systems (Dulles VA)
Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792
Requisition ID: R10165450
Category:
Information Technology
Location:
Dulles, Virginia, United States of America
Clearance Type:
Top Secret
Telecommute:
No - Teleworking not available for this position
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Travel Required:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available:
2
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
This Staff Cyber Systems Engineer position is for a Cyber Lead on a Ground Segment-focused program where the lead will provide Subject Matter Expertise for a new mission. The core goal is architecting, designing, and building security features into ground segment subsystems, components, and ground Mission-Unique Software. Prior knowledge and experience applying Cyber/Systems Security Engineering (Cyber/SSE) principles to complex systems in the early system development phase of the lifecycle is essential. The Cyber Lead is responsible for internal/external stakeholder coordination of Cyber/SSE requirements, development status, milestones, and deliverables. Exceptional customer intimacy skills are essential. Additionally, the Cyber lead coordinates multi-disciplinary activities across multiple overlapping threads and engineering specialties -- Ground Software Engineering, Cyber Software Security Assurance (C/SSA), Mission Software Integration, Systems Engineering, ISSM, ISSE, and ISSOs. The Cyber lead has primary oversight of ISSE and C/SSA activities focused on Cyber CDRL development and Static and Dynamic security scanning of Ground Mission Unique Software. Implementing SECURITY into a DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline is part of the hands-on skills required for this position. As the Cyber Lead, strong technical qualifications are required with demonstrated leadership on complex development efforts.
Additional Responsibilities:
Working as a programmatic lead in a structured engineering environment, where the Cyber Lead may supervise and prioritize security requirements; identify driving requirements from Cyber Survivability/Resilience, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and/or System/Technical Requirements Document (SRD or TRD); and allocate Cyber/SSE requirements to segment/subsystem/component specifications.
Leading Cyber/SSE element technical presentations during engineering milestone reviews – SRR, PDR, CDR, and PSR in accordance with our internal, NG Cyber Systems Engineering Standards document.
As the Cyber/SSE thread-lead, project management experience is crucial, to include experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) within large programs required to use Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
Supervise C/SSA processes to include ensuring Static Code Analysis (SCA) tool(s) (e.g. Fortify) are integrated into ground software development environments; triage tools findings to prioritize remediation activities; allocate low priority findings as technical debt in the SwDLC backlog.
Defining programmatic Cyber guidance to shepherd software development scrum teams on secure coding practices, security-focused engineering trade studies, and other security best practices for our mission unique software development efforts.
Ensuring the multi-disciplinary team are remediating security tool findings by working with software developers, systems engineers, and other engineering disciplines to resolve technical and programmatic cybersecurity concerns. A demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and productively with others is an essential skill, as well as distilling and communicating technical cyber backlog (POA&Ms) to internal & external leaders.
Understanding of Space/Ground interface control documents and security-relevant connectivity considerations at physical, electrical, and logical layers.
Mastery of RED/BLACK boundary definition, TEMPEST considerations, Crypto units, Cross Domain Solutions, and Controlled Interfaces within space systems.
Leading other Cyber/SSE personnel in the development of program CDRLs:
RMF SSP including SCTM, RAR, POAMs and relevant artifacts (Incident Response Plan, Contingency Plan, ConMon Plan, as appropriate).
Key & Certificate Management Plan (KCMP)
Program Protection Implementation Plan (PPIP) and Cybersecurity Strategy.
Ensuring systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and procedures as outlined in the system security authorization package (SSP, RAR, SCTM, ConMon Plan).
Championing automation efforts across all DevSecOps disciplines to routinely accomplish SCAP SCANs, developing and running NIST 800-53a Verification Procedures and automating manual STIG check lists.
Basic Qualifications:
14 years in a Bachelors Degree in STEM field; OR 12 years with a Masters; OR 9 years with a PhD. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
14 years IT security (Cybersecurity) experience in support of USG
9 years technical leadership experience
Must have U.S. Citizenship, with active TS/SCI clearance
CISSP Certification
Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and milestones; understanding of the requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation process.
Must Have a Commitment to working on-site.
Preferred Qualifications:
15 years Cyber/SSE experience in the Defense Aerospace Industry
5 years experience working within restricted program areas
Formal EVMS project management training with CAM experience
Demonstrated engineering leadership experience participating in Systems Engineering milestone reviews, as the cybersecurity focal
Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical
Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)
For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more.
Salary Range:
$181,400 - $272,200
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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Category:
Information Technology
Location:
Dulles, Virginia, United States of America
Clearance Type:
Top Secret
Telecommute:
No - Teleworking not available for this position
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Travel Required:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available:
2
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
This Staff Cyber Systems Engineer position is for a Cyber Lead on a Ground Segment-focused program where the lead will provide Subject Matter Expertise for a new mission. The core goal is architecting, designing, and building security features into ground segment subsystems, components, and ground Mission-Unique Software. Prior knowledge and experience applying Cyber/Systems Security Engineering (Cyber/SSE) principles to complex systems in the early system development phase of the lifecycle is essential. The Cyber Lead is responsible for internal/external stakeholder coordination of Cyber/SSE requirements, development status, milestones, and deliverables. Exceptional customer intimacy skills are essential. Additionally, the Cyber lead coordinates multi-disciplinary activities across multiple overlapping threads and engineering specialties -- Ground Software Engineering, Cyber Software Security Assurance (C/SSA), Mission Software Integration, Systems Engineering, ISSM, ISSE, and ISSOs. The Cyber lead has primary oversight of ISSE and C/SSA activities focused on Cyber CDRL development and Static and Dynamic security scanning of Ground Mission Unique Software. Implementing SECURITY into a DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline is part of the hands-on skills required for this position. As the Cyber Lead, strong technical qualifications are required with demonstrated leadership on complex development efforts.
Additional Responsibilities:
Working as a programmatic lead in a structured engineering environment, where the Cyber Lead may supervise and prioritize security requirements; identify driving requirements from Cyber Survivability/Resilience, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and/or System/Technical Requirements Document (SRD or TRD); and allocate Cyber/SSE requirements to segment/subsystem/component specifications.
Leading Cyber/SSE element technical presentations during engineering milestone reviews – SRR, PDR, CDR, and PSR in accordance with our internal, NG Cyber Systems Engineering Standards document.
As the Cyber/SSE thread-lead, project management experience is crucial, to include experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) within large programs required to use Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
Supervise C/SSA processes to include ensuring Static Code Analysis (SCA) tool(s) (e.g. Fortify) are integrated into ground software development environments; triage tools findings to prioritize remediation activities; allocate low priority findings as technical debt in the SwDLC backlog.
Defining programmatic Cyber guidance to shepherd software development scrum teams on secure coding practices, security-focused engineering trade studies, and other security best practices for our mission unique software development efforts.
Ensuring the multi-disciplinary team are remediating security tool findings by working with software developers, systems engineers, and other engineering disciplines to resolve technical and programmatic cybersecurity concerns. A demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and productively with others is an essential skill, as well as distilling and communicating technical cyber backlog (POA&Ms) to internal & external leaders.
Understanding of Space/Ground interface control documents and security-relevant connectivity considerations at physical, electrical, and logical layers.
Mastery of RED/BLACK boundary definition, TEMPEST considerations, Crypto units, Cross Domain Solutions, and Controlled Interfaces within space systems.
Leading other Cyber/SSE personnel in the development of program CDRLs:
RMF SSP including SCTM, RAR, POAMs and relevant artifacts (Incident Response Plan, Contingency Plan, ConMon Plan, as appropriate).
Key & Certificate Management Plan (KCMP)
Program Protection Implementation Plan (PPIP) and Cybersecurity Strategy.
Ensuring systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and procedures as outlined in the system security authorization package (SSP, RAR, SCTM, ConMon Plan).
Championing automation efforts across all DevSecOps disciplines to routinely accomplish SCAP SCANs, developing and running NIST 800-53a Verification Procedures and automating manual STIG check lists.
Basic Qualifications:
14 years in a Bachelors Degree in STEM field; OR 12 years with a Masters; OR 9 years with a PhD. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
14 years IT security (Cybersecurity) experience in support of USG
9 years technical leadership experience
Must have U.S. Citizenship, with active TS/SCI clearance
CISSP Certification
Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and milestones; understanding of the requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation process.
Must Have a Commitment to working on-site.
Preferred Qualifications:
15 years Cyber/SSE experience in the Defense Aerospace Industry
5 years experience working within restricted program areas
Formal EVMS project management training with CAM experience
Demonstrated engineering leadership experience participating in Systems Engineering milestone reviews, as the cybersecurity focal
Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical
Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)
For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more.
Salary Range:
$181,400 - $272,200
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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